Blackman's Styles Corder runs the ball in for a touchdown in the first half of the game against Independence at Blackman on Friday, Sept. 27, 2013.

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A county known for its dominant defenses has gone on the offensive in 2013.

Rutherford County's high school football team are lighting up the scoreboards this season on what may be a record-setting pace.

Rutherford Countys' nine TSSAA member schools playing football are averaging 31.9 points a game through six games this season. That's more than any year since the TSSAA went to a six-class system prior to the 2009 season. The previous high came in 2011 when county teams averaged 26.8 points a game. TSSAA records show that no year has been this productive since before 2003. ...